Pudsey 'released' his own autobiography called Pudsey: My Autobiodography in 2012, which sold out within three days. A special book for younger fans called A Pup Story was also released.

He even starred in his own film, Pudsey - The Movie, released in 2014.

Talking to The Sun from the movie's set, Ashleigh said: "We weren’t sure how he was going to be making a film, but he’s absolutely loved it. He’s been brilliant. He’s done everything we asked him to. He doesn’t get nervous at all."

Ashleigh has said in the past that Pudsey helped her through tough times when she was a teenager.

She said: "I used to hear them saying, 'Oh, there’s dog girl, all she ever does is hang around with her dogs'. But when I got home if I was down or anything like that, Pudsey knew and he’d come up and sit next to me.

"And I know when he doesn’t want to do something or he’s not himself or feeling right. The hardest thing I’ve found is protecting him from other people.